Bob Rickert
July 2026 - Center Point Terminal Number 1
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About the Image(s)
A gas terminal in downtown St Louis, Missouri. I passed it many times while driving but took this on a photo walk. In my mind, a classic Monochrome image. The lines in the image are what attracted me.
Nikon D850 1/1600 sec at f/8.0. ISO 64. 24.0-70.0 mm f2.8 lens set at 70 mm. Lightroom conversion to monochrome.
12 comments posted
Bob, lots of linear going on here with an offset of a curving stairway on the side which gives a nice sense of depth. The dramatic sky is a good justaposition of all the straight lines. Nice to have a very minimal border too. This subject does make for a nice monochrome image! Posted: 07/05/2026 20:51:38
Thanks for your comment! Posted: 07/05/2026 21:36:02
Bob - very clean image, perfect for a mono subject. Nothing else to say - perfect. Posted: 07/08/2026 15:02:30
Thanks! Posted: 07/08/2026 15:18:38
I should have said that your eye worked well during PP - by the simple act of cropping from the bottom - so that the stairs meet the vertical line right at the foot of the image. Nice touch. Posted: 07/08/2026 16:24:48
Thanks! Posted: 07/08/2026 19:36:49
Thanks! Posted: 07/09/2026 15:35:59
At first glance, and from the right side of the stairs I saw the inside of the terminal! Then, at second glance I saw the terminals outside wall containing the steps. I like the crisp focus on the terminal and the blur in the background. Very interesting image. Good capture, Bob. Posted: 07/11/2026 12:53:43
I didn't know it was an optical illusion! Thanks for the comment! Posted: 07/11/2026 20:25:47
Very well converted image that would have been very easy to push to far. The sky is just right and the texture and lines to the silo is very strong. Very simple image with strong lines. Posted: 07/15/2026 09:03:37
You wrote "a classic Monochrome image". There are so many "classic images" that I would be very happy to take. This is one of these...
The conversion is just well done. (straight lines, cropped at the right place (composition), the sky, ...). The beauty of simplicity.
You had more time during a photo walk than when driving. Posted: 07/15/2026 14:29:49
The conversion is just well done. (straight lines, cropped at the right place (composition), the sky, ...). The beauty of simplicity.
You had more time during a photo walk than when driving. Posted: 07/15/2026 14:29:49
Thanks, Vincent. Posted: 07/15/2026 14:36:06